Field of the Cloth of Gold
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The Field of the Cloth of Gold was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in th
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, oil painting of circa 1545 in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court. Henry VIII on horseback approaches at bottom left.
Francis I (portrait by Jean Clouet, Louvre Museum, Paris)
Henry VIII (portrait by Joos van Cleve, Royal Collection, Hampton Court)
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VIII
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Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. At the same time, he was Lord of Ireland until 18 June 1542, after which he was also King of Ireland.
Field of the Cloth of Gold
…The Field of the Cloth of Gold (French: Camp du Drap d'Or, pronounced ) was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais, it was an…
Portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, 1509
The meeting of Francis I and Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520
Henry (left) with Pope Leo X (centre) and Emperor Charles V (right); painting by unknown artist c. 1520